Becoming Donor-Conceived

Becoming Donor-Conceived The Transformation of Anonymity in Gamete Donation - Body Cultures

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While it has been argued that anonymity in gamete donation has been brought to an end by legal changes and technological developments, Amelie Baumann suggests that this is in fact still in transformation. By focusing on the narratives of those who were conceived with anonymously donated gametes in the UK and Germany, she examines this transformative process and the role which donor-conceived persons play in it. This book shows that it is not someone's decision to procreate that turns »being donor-conceived&« into a meaningful categorisation. Rather, kinship knowledge gets activated by the donor-conceived in specific ways for »being donor-conceived&« to become a powerful identification.

Book information

ISBN: 9783837657319
Publisher: transcript Verlag
Imprint: Transcript
Pub date:
DEWEY: 344.0328298
DEWEY edition: 23/eng/20220406
Language: English
Number of pages: 334
Weight: 666g
Height: 226mm
Width: 147mm
Spine width: 15mm